Procurement, Project Management, and Construction Coordination
Procurement, project management, and construction coordination is about delivering the courthouse on scope, schedule, and authority. This exam tests delivery methods, A/E selection, change control, and coordination among court, sheriff, and builder.
Core rules and concepts
- Delivery: design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk, construction manager agency; qualifications-based selection for architecture/engineering, following the model of the federal Brooks Act; low bid for construction where required.
- Procurement: RFQ/RFP, evaluation criteria, protest procedures; court security and IT may be separate contracts.
- Project management: owner's representative, master schedule, phasing, commissioning, move management; court operations during construction.
- Construction coordination: submittals, requests for information, change orders, punch list; security clearance for workers; protection of evidence and records.
- Stakeholders: judges, clerk, sheriff, IT, facilities, public.
Worked example
A court renovates two courtrooms while operating. Use phased construction with a temporary courtroom, night work, dust barriers, and separate worker access. A change order for additional security glazing must be priced and approved before installation; otherwise it becomes a claim.
Traps that cost marks
- Selecting A/E on low bid where qualifications-based selection is required.
- Forgetting court operations during construction.
- Not commissioning security and AV systems.
- Unclear owner decision authority.